The Tempest

Set on a fictitious island off the coast of Africa, this Royal Shakespeare Company production of The Tempest interpreted the text from a post-colonial perspective, reading into the role of Prospero and Caliban the power dynamics of oppression.

I created the tempest puppets to capture some of the more magical characters and qualities in this most magical of Shakespeare’s plays.

Credits

Producer: Royal Shakespeare Company and the Baxter Theatre CentreDirector: Janice HoneymanPuppets: Design, construction and choreography by Janni YoungeMusic: Neo MuyangaStarring: John Kani and Anthony Sher